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Jan 20, 2021 8:43 PM
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OhNoNotThatGuyQuickEverybodyHide
Young me would have happily taken her to homecoming.
AuntieCoddswaddle
She straight up has gorgeous eyes. Like, if I got plastic surgery for my lil Asian eyes, I’d want them like hers.
Laylah77
Stop psychoanalyzing her! Can’t you just be nice and give her what she wants?
ihateregisteringforcrap
The concept of normal is propaganda from “modern” society? That is a ridiculous statement. Modern society is more accepting than previous.
raggamuffin132
He's always so self righteous. For once, just do what someone asks for their pic
cenataur
refreshingidrops
dammit. She just want to look pretty on her homecoming picture for once in her life.. And was denied again by the inner beauty speech.
true7911
Didn't expect to see such a heartwarming response. A++
Gottomakeanewname
Amen.
PheenixGaming
cringe
ZeoKnights
quademan47
Wholesome response. My eyes are leaking but I can see well enough to give this a +1.
zenmaster11
Same
ThaWhiteRanger
My emotions are all over the place today. My eyes need a break.
StevenNumber3
Just do what the poor girl asked. She's been living with this disease her whole life. Hook her up.
BoneyBaby
Instant onions damn it!
PhenTsoksar
Normal is "not" propaganda, it is falling within the fattest part of the Bell Curve. Sure, her arms are at least 2 sigma from average (1/
PhenTsoksar
muscle and tone but that doesn't define her worth. Fridman is right about everything else.
MindofManZaar
My mother used to say that "Normal" was just a setting on an iron.
MindofManZaar
Who took the time to down vote this? Hahaha!
Skawomplious
I find this to be condescending as fuck. He's got no idea what she's going through. Stop preaching and help her with the pic, asshole.
EuthanizeTheIgnorant
Hard agree, all these normal people commenting have no empathy.
Kbantar
"Hey could you do what I ask?" "No, your sense of self is wrong."
notacobra
"hey famous Photoshopper, can you make me look like other people, just this once? "Nah fam ur perf"
Captainplanetmotherfucker
Kudos for him having his heart in the right place, but I don't think he should veto her request. I don't think that's his decision to make.
omphaloskeptic
That was my initial reaction too but his affirmation is worth a lot, lot more than a dorky homecoming photo.
unavailableyourcallcantgothruasdialed
I feel like he probably did make one, but sent this first because it's something that she needs to hear. He seems too nice to not deliver
SarcasticCant
He normally does do the photoshop anyways
eveneverythingstakenistaken
Yeah but can you just fix the picture for me please. Her probably.
nooganfreisen
It is a really good smile. ...and great eyes!
RJF2009
“Modern society”? Yeah, no, modern society is the one that’s correcting the problem. Past societies said being gay or non-white was abnormal
CGWN
I'm lead to believe that he normally includes the requested picture, regardless of the one he posts online for the lols.
tonyiscariot
Oh, that makes sense. I always wondered why people kept asking him to photoshop pics when he just twists their request like an evil genie.
CGWN
Which is good, since this gal probably knows that there's nothing wrong with her but still wants a picture of herself with straight arms.
unavailableyourcallcantgothruasdialed
I'm hoping he did make one just so she could have it+see what it's look like. He seems decent so I'mma tell myself he did deliver
psyxypher
"There's no such thing as normal" is something weirdoes say to lie to themselves. Change my mind.
EuthanizeTheIgnorant
Hard agree.
GadenKerensky
I kinda agree to it, but also think it shouldn't be applied to physical health so liberally.
vindik8or
Yeah, but he could have given her Terry Crews arms.
unavailableyourcallcantgothruasdialed
As a female, I'd love to have his arms for a day. So much stuff to throw and punch+flex on ppl.
DownVoteVerifier
Don't forget pecs! Who doesn't want to do boob dances??helloooo?
DownVoteVerifier
Don't forget pecs! Who doesn't want to do boob dances??helloooo?
unavailableyourcallcantgothruasdialed
Ohhhh you right you right. Damn. Now I just Wana have his build for a day. Or more.
VagrantDust
I love that this guy has such a great sense of humor and yet can be so genuinely encouraging and supportive of people.
TwoAuthorsOnePage
I have spinal muscular dystrophy and I get the meaning behind the message but the amount of dysphoria you feel around your body because /1
TwoAuthorsOnePage
Of it can be debilitating at times and for as much as other people will say it’s all about “inner beauty” it doesn’t matter if WE don’t /2
TwoAuthorsOnePage
Feel that way ourselves.
EuthanizeTheIgnorant
Its not about you though, people say it to make themselves feel good. Just more ableist bull. Its pretty reasonable to feel the way you do
EuthanizeTheIgnorant
and for them to act like its an attitude thing is unfair. Hope you find a way of coping with it.
eStroJen28
she looks normal to me. If I hadn;t read the caption on her pic, I would not have noticed.
Nisu
I keep looking at the pic and all I see is slightly awkward self-conscious pose.
unavailableyourcallcantgothruasdialed
Same.
SovietSabre
Same here I thought she looked really pretty- still do!
DamnDongels
Ditto. Had to look twice to figure it out after reading. But I did eat paint as a kid
BullfrogStormcroak
Is it just me or were the blue chips the tastiest?
DamnDongels
Sure, but spread a little white glue on red chips, it was my fav. 10 out of bicycle seat would recommonddo... /eye twitches
BullfrogStormcroak
Sometimes I just wanna get the homies together over a bowl of chips and glue. For nostalgia's sake.
Crowlands
Suppose you see someone sitting in a chair, who's paralyzed from the waist down. They'd look normal. They'd probably enjoy standing up.
captmcneil
True, but I imagine it still helps to know you don't look like you think.
Crowlands
"look"? She said she's incapable of straightening her arms. It's a physical Disability. "I can't see it." doesn't help. Honestly, it's kind-
Crowlands
- of shitty. "Oh, well, your disability doesn't affect your appearance." I think she cares more about her day to day struggles.
Crowlands
Honestly, I think the varying degrees of "I still think you're fuckable though.", thinking that's being a good person, is gross.
Dinos91
Nice, but I'm sure she's probably sick of the "you're beautiful on the inside" bit. She just wants to feel normal once, don't deny her that
gotmojomang
You missed the point.
bdoverflow101
Propaganda believer
lovingspace
Tbh I think she's beautiful on the outside too. Being superficial for a minute and judging by looks, if I was in HS/uni, I'd ask her out.
ShadowBlade0911
I honestly would not have known she had an issue if it wasn't stated in the original post.
SacrificialClam
Okay but like she's actually really pretty, like legit.
Vesane
But he also (correctly) says that she's beautiful on the outside too
FeChefImgur
That's what I thought too actually.
FabiosStallMucker
His response with her request would have been perfect
BurberryBlessings
That's what I was thinking.
djc14d
THIS is a good, if not great, example of considered, independent thought. All who love Western Civ salute you - whatever your politics.
JustSomePersonThere
Huh? Are you saying the west has a monopoly on considered, independent thought?
batt1132
He said she is beautiful on the outside
Zebrahoofs
Especially at her age, she's a teenager and that is where our lives are enrolled at Turmoil School. I don't blame her, I don't blame him ei
Drylegs
Can be true but feels a bit assumptive. It can be that he's denying her request not as a favor to her, but as a favor to others.
loupgarou21
Honestly, she’s very pretty on the outside. Yeah, her arms are abnormally thin, but she’s still quite pretty
onlysingalone
OMG SERIOUSLY! Can you please make this girl feel normal? I mean once you're done patting yourself on the back of course
gamblingpoet
I remember one episode of Batman: TAS with that baby doll criminal? she just wanted to look like her age. it was heart breaking.
CPP53
I agree completely.
JustSomePersonThere
Wrong take. He’s pushing back on the very notion that she is abnormal or deformed because she is not. If he acquiesces, his point loses pwr
Timetoupdatemyusername
Well, that's kind of his point. She looks beautiful on the outside too. A Photoshop isn't gonna make her feel better. His comment though...
IPlayWithFire
She only thinks shes abnormal because people like trump mocking that reporter with dystrophy. & She does looks beautiful on the outside too
EuthanizeTheIgnorant
Its not just people like trump, normal people reject the disabled in myriad subtle ways everyday without even thinking about it.
onlysingalone
That and the fact that she cant straighten her fucking arms
Freakscar
While I agree, Fridman usually not only replies wholesome, but also delivers the requested 'shop, too. So she probably got her picture.
Tonberryc
Unless he PM'd it to her, he did not.
therealzombiejesus
iWasError
Perfect gif use.
itxtalone
does he ? iv only ever seen the oners that a jokes. so i assume thats all he does
AllHailTheCritbow
I've heard multiple times he does it, but never seen proof!
FuckGlitter
Id imagine he would send them in dms. Not sure just a thought
Zabil123
That is the point! She is normal and beautiful not just inside! I couldn’t tell if she has a medical problem if it wasn’t mentioned!
Crowlands
If someone is sitting in a chair, you can't tell if they're paralyzed from the waist down. But they probably would wish to be able to stand.
Zabil123
A completely unrelated example! Let’s just love people the way they look, and then they feel normal! That the whole message.
Crowlands
Not if they feel abnormal because of a Physical Disability that you are going "No, this is fine, because I don't notice it.". She does.
Zabil123
That abnormality is not going to go away with photoshop! If the society would be nicer and wouldn’t force certain cliche, ...
youcantgiveAbabybooze
It's a shame she feels she's not normal, thats why representation is important, to show the world other types of people exist
Someshithead241
She feels that way because she isn't normal. But not being normal isn't a bad thing. There is a normal, its literally just the average human
Someshithead241
But a lot of people aren't that normal in many different ways. Up to you to take not being normal as a good or a bad thing.
Dinos91
I feel that, but to say "no no no you don't need to look 'normal'" is infantilizing her wish to look how she wants to look.
justadudeemp
And the artist did exactly what she asked for to the artist's standard. The concept of normal is bullshit.
youcantgiveAbabybooze
Of course, I'm being too idealistic and hoping for a world where folk don't think different is bad. Seeing a "better" version of yourself...
youcantgiveAbabybooze
... Can cause damage to your self worth, like when people look back at their younger selves. But it's not up to him to police that for her.
GadenKerensky
I think some people fall into the trap of focusing on 'looks' and forgetting this stuff is physical, and often debilitating.
Crowlands
She says "I'm physically incapable of straightening my arms." And people respond "I'd still fuck you though. Aren't I such a moral person?"
unavailableyourcallcantgothruasdialed
I think it would be nice for her to just see what it would look like
unavailableyourcallcantgothruasdialed
I agree w/what he said+she looks normal in photo but I get wanting to know what I'd look like with regular arms too
Crowlands
I'd rather a "Normal doesn't matter" message than a "No, you, a person with a condition less than 0.03% of Americans have are normal." One.
Crowlands
I don't want people pretending my issues are normal. It's patronizing, and I know it's a lie.
Kbantar
I'm mildly autistic and find the whole differently-abled bullshit to be condescending and downright delusional. It's a handicap, end of...